1609 English Proverbs / Page 2
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A cobbler formed the shape of shoes on a wooden foot shaped last. If it lasted long he was happy.22.
A cobbler should stick to his last.23.
A cold April the barn will fill.24.
A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once.25.
A cracked bell can never sound well.26.
A creaking cart goes long on the wheels.27.
A creaking door hangs longest.28.
A crowd is not company.29.
A crown's no cure for a headache.30.
A degenerate nobleman is like a turnip. There is nothing good of him but that which is underground.31.
A dimple in the chin, your living comes in; a dimple in the cheek, your living to seek.32.
A dog is a man's best friend.33.
A dog's nose and a maid's knee are always cold.34.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.35.
A drunken man is always dry.36.
A fair booty makes a fair thief.37.
A fair death honors the whole life.38.
A fault confessed is half redressed.39.
A fish follows the bait.40.
A flow will have an ebb.